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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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